New England Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe and his fiancée Hannah enjoyed an intimate outdoor wedding in Montana ahead of training camp.
According to The Knot, the couple tied the knot last Wednesday during a small ceremony with 30 guests.
On Monday, the couple posted photos from their wedding, which show off the beautiful Montana landscapes. The Zappes posed in front of a lake with mountains and greenery in the background before partying with close friends and family at the reception.
“We both have very small gatherings and we’re not really party people,” Hannah told The Knot about planning the wedding.
“It just didn’t fit our style. We sat down and talked to each other and said, ‘Let’s just run away with our family.'”
Bailey Zappe and his fiancée Hannah enjoyed an intimate outdoor wedding in Montana
Their choice of location comes as no surprise, as the couple are fans of the TV drama Yellowstone. After sharing their nuptials with their loved ones at a cabin, they enjoyed a long weekend of hiking, fishing and fireworks.
“It was such a great way to unite our families,” they told the outlet. The Zappes tied the knot a little over a year after announcing their engagement in May 2023.
With a mini-honeymoon at Walt Disney World in Florida on the horizon, Zappe begins a crucial third season in the NFL with the Patriots, who selected him in the fourth round (137th overall) of the 2022 draft.
Zappe began last season as a backup to Mac Jones before being handed the starting job. Zappe’s promotion came after a series of ugly outings saw the former first-round pick relegated to the bench.
Bailey and Hannah got married just over a year after announcing their engagement in 2023
Zappe enters training camp after being given a starting spot halfway through last season
The Patriots enter their first campaign since the post-Bill Belichick era, following a dismal 4-13 finish last season.
With Jerod Mayo as new head coach, New England also overhauled its quarterbacks in March after trading Jones to Jacksonville for a sixth-round pick. They signed veteran Jacoby Brissett in free agency and selected Drake Maye with the third overall pick in the 2024 Draft.
The Pats also drafted Joe Milton III of Tennessee in the sixth round.
While Mayo “absolutely” plans to bring all four coaches to training camp, Zappe’s final spot in the squad is still uncertain.
Zappe became the first choice QB after a series of poor performances from Mac Jones
The Patriots drafted Drake Maye out of North Carolina with the third pick this offseason
Zappe was selected by the Patriots in the fourth round, 137th overall, in the 2022 NFL Draft
Nevertheless, Zappe plans to make the most of the opportunity he gets after last season.
“They all told us this was going to be a competition,” Zappe said in late May, according to the Boston Herald. “Everybody gets a chance to go out there and prove they can be that guy.
“All four of us are going to do our best to do that, and whoever gets the job, the other three of us are going to help that guy do everything he can on the field to win games.”